Chitwood Lake & Hanson Lake Loop via Pilchuck River Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,978 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Chitwood Lake & Hanson Lake Loop via Pilchuck River Trail is a 15.8-mile loop near Pilchuck, WA. The route passes Chitwood Lake and Hanson Lake. It climbs 1,978 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chitwood Lake & Hanson Lake Loop via Pilchuck River Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,978 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 508–1,664 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 48.02900, -121.91521
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 28% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pilchuck River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.5 miPass Chitwood Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 3.1 miPass Hanson Lake.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 4.8 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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